NFLPA Weighs Challenge to NFL's Brendan Sorsby Draft Rejection as 1 Roster Spot Hangs in Balance
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Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 23
NFLPA Weighs Challenge to NFL's Brendan Sorsby Draft Rejection as 1 Roster Spot Hangs in Balance
1 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Jun 23
Summary
NFLPA officials have not decided whether they have legal grounds to challenge the NFL’s refusal to admit quarterback Brendan Sorsby to the supplemental draft, despite plans by attorney Jeffrey Kessler to raise an alleged CBA violation immediately.
Sorsby is not yet a union member because he has not been drafted or signed, but the NFLPA could still have standing to contest the league’s failure to hold a supplemental draft after an apparently eligible player applied.
That potential challenge is complicated by the union’s competing interests: helping Sorsby win a roster spot could cost a current NFLPA member his job if a team releases someone to make room.
If the union stays out, Sorsby may have to sue the NFL himself, arguing the league’s interpretation of the CBA effectively imposes a 1-year suspension even though he broke no NFL rules or policies.